Top ten Greek islands

10 9 8 7 6 5 3 2 1 4

1. Santorini
2. Amorgos
3. Sifnos
4. Symi
5. Kos & Nisyros
6. Tinos & Andros
7. Hydra
8. Astypalaia
9. Patmos, Arki, Agathonisi
10. Ithaca

11. Paros
12. Milos
13. Naxos
14. Spetses
15. Folegandros
16. Leros
17. Skopelos
18. Little Cyclades: Irakleia, Schoinoussa, Koufonisi & Keros
19. Kythnos
20. Aegina
21. Pelagos (Kyra Panagia)
22. Meganisi, Kalamos & Kastos
23. Kea
24. Paxos
25. Samos & Ikaria

Note that this listing concerns islands, so for instance the magnificent coasts of the Peloponnese (only technically an island) and the stunning central promontory (Sithonia) of Chalkidiki are left out.

Some statistics: there are over 1,400 Greek islands that are significantly larger than a rock. Only 169 are inhabited, a number that is rapidly declining (in 1998 there were 274 inhabited islands in Greece). Nowadays only 74 islands have more than 100 inhabitants.

Conclusion: About 80% of the top 25 Greek islands huddle together in the south Aegean and the east Aegean, quite some distance away from Athens.

See all Aegean islands and their Greek, Ancient Greek, Turkish, Latin and Italian names.

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16 March 2010
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